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5 3.2 Organization of date and analyses
la) Ethnographic data
From the audio tapes, the contents of the focus group discussions and in-depth
lriterviews were translated verbatim into English and transcribed. The transcr~bed data
was organized in the computer using Word Perfect version 5.1 and subsequently
analyzed using Textbase Alpha package. The data obtained by the questionnaire was
organized in a data base (d base IV) and analyzed using Ept lnfo 6 software package.
Before analyses all the entries were verified.
jbJ Other epidemioloaical data
All the data were entered on a spread sheet (Quattro Pro version 5) and the entries
ver~fied. They were subsequently wnverted into dbase IV and analyzed uslng Epi lnfo
6 software package and Quattro Pro.
LC) Statistical methods applied
Both descriptive and analytical statistical methods were employed as applicable, for the
analys~s of epidemiological data. Analytical tools were used mainly to compare the
vanous issues between girls and boys (e.g, prevalence of disorders). The various
stat~stical tests that were used were :- Chi square test; Fishets exact test; ANOVA,
Kwskal-Wallis test; Z test for large sample means, and Student's "1" test (for paired
samples and for unpaired samples w~th equal variance).
5.4 Results
The results pertaining to the issues under the aspect of health in school age children.
obtained by both ethnographic and other epidemiological methods are described in this